Welcome to Hanover ...

Hanover is located in Allamakee County<1>.

The location of Hanover has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

When the people of Hanover refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hanoverian<3>

Hanover is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hanover lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Hanover: (563)

Communities Also Named Hanover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Hanover: This one is located in Allamakee County and the other is located in Buena Vista County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 39 communities that are also named Hanover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hanover.

Communities near Hanover ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hanover.

• Decorah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <5>
• Waukon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <5>
• Caledonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <5>
• Postville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <5>
• Spring Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <5>
• Lansing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <5>
• Ossian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <5>
• Mabel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <5>
• New Albin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
  • New Albin is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <5>
• De Soto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hanover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanover.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hanover. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanover.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanover. See our Newspapers Page for Hanover.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanover ...

Looking for more information about Hanover? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hanover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hanover.

Adding Hanover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanover in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hanover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hanover post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/